Low Grade Hand Me Down 1882 CC Morgan

I would leave it as is. Stick it in a 2x2, still a nice coin to keep passing down.

I might be temped to buy an upgrade and pass down the upgrade with the same story.

A great cc for an album.

I'll probably keep it for now, but I do like the idea of an upgrade to pass along. A few of the 36 Morgans look decent but some are very worn almost culls. I might just trade most of them for one that is somewhat respectable.

Personally,I'd keep every coin your grandfather left you separately.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. You're right. I know I would regret it one day. The CC is in a 2x2 with the others and that's where it will stay. Thanks again for the advice and wisdom, as always I appreciate it.

Excellent!

I have a small collection from each of my maternal and paternal sides. One came from my maternal grandfather and is odds and ends that my mom snagged for after Grandma passed away that my uncle didn't care for, a few circulated Morgan and Peace dollars and what feels like a bag of old pocket change is all. And from my paternal side, we stumbled across an old leather pouch about two years ago that had a few items from 3 generations spanning my grandmother to my great great grandfather that follows their exodus from Nebraska in the 1880s and settling in SoCal by the 1930s. Nothing there worth much to the hobby; but that it has my ancestors fingerprints and was in their pockets as they pioneered west and pulled themselves out of poverty. It's a token of their history and love that can't be replaced or upgraded. I agree with most everyone here that keeping it was 100% the right decision. :) I say put those 2x2s in album pages with some pictures and stories and help your grand kids understand what life was like, what a penny was worth, what they overcame and built everything by hand so we can sit around and gamble in crypto currency on a leather couch in a air conditioned house with a 300 HP car in the driveway. We aren't here without them.